The Etna Lions varsity football squad remained a perfect 3-0 at home by dismantling Los Molinos 41-6 Friday night.

This included a total of three touchdowns, two on the ground and one through the air by junior signal caller Harrison Hogun.

The Lions improved to 5-1 for the season as they get ready to begin Shasta Cascade League play this week with a game against perennial league power and defending SCL champion Modoc on the road.

"Being 5-1 is a good place to be going into league," head coach Wade Dickinson said. "Now the board has been wiped clean and we are 0-0. As I said before , the SCL has some great football programs and we will need to eliminate mistakes in order to compete."

The Lions came out fired up in front of the home fans versus the Bulldogs and scored all of it's points in the first half.

Jimmy Hausauer started things off for the Lions with a more than 20-yard run for a score. A short time later the Bulldogs scored but the point-after kick was blocked.

Later in the quarter, Hogun went in for the TD from 1-yard out as Etna led 15-6 after a quarter of play.

In the second quarter Etna continued to put points on the board. First, Hogun scored again on a 25-yard run Next, Marco Beltran punched the ball in on a 12-yard score. Hogan scored for the third time when he found Lukas Nadig on a 30- yard pass in the end zone. Before the half, Wyatt Finely scored on a hard-earned run as the half ended 41-6 in favor of Etna. And, with neither team scoring in the second half, the 41-6 score is how the game ended.

"It was a team effort once again," Dickinson said. "There was a great crowd and our boys came out and played hard. Los Molinos has had a struggling program in the recent past and they are definitely in a building process. I have to hand it to them, their boys played hard all night."

The Lions have made great strides this season after earning three wins all of last season. Dickinson said that the fan support has been appreciated.

"I hope the community enjoys what is happening with this group of young men," he said. "It was nice to see a large crowd out for the game. I know the players love playing in front of the home crowd. There is definitely a buzz in the air, I hope it continues."

While the win is nice, Etna must be ready this Friday for a challenging match-up versus the Braves, While Modoc is only 2-4 so far this season Dickinson is well aware this SCL opener well not be an easy one.

Page 2 of 2 - "Modoc has one heck of a program. It has been a long time since Etna has had any success over there," he said. "We will have to play very well in order to be successful at Modoc. We cannot make mistakes and expect to win. This is a big challenge in front of us. We are looking forward to a good week of preparation and hopefully it pays off."